Short Term Power Market in India - A Regulatory Structure based SWOT Analysis

Short Term Power Market is a readily accessible market where the purchasers can buy power for immediate consumption for up to 1 year. The short-term power market is greatly regulated and licensed. However, it has been observed that the volume of power traded in the short-term market vis-à-vis the power generated remains low. The paper aims at conducting a SWOT analysis of the short-term power market from the regulatory perspective to highlight the Strengths and Opportunities and suggest ways to overcome the Weaknesses and Threats to the short-term power market.